Manifolding



Feb. 21, 1939. F, G, WELLNER MANIFOLDING Filed May 25, 1956 oaoooomolonnonev e m D A L F O L L B oooeoooooooooo Dn E D .M 906 /CN m R E 6mm n E C A mmm mi www Ooo 060000009@ INVENTOR Y J7., 6I. I/I/eZZneT ATTORNE Patented Feb. 21, 1939' l .UNIT-Eo STATES 4Pli'riarl'roi-FICE MANIFOLDlNG I Frank G. Wellner, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Autographic Register Company, Hoboken, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey p Application May 25, 1936, Serial No. 81,648 1o claims.A (o1. esa-1 2) This invention rentes to manifold/nig, and. more particularly, to a manifolding'pile containing two groups of record strips with provisions for reproducing certain writings on all of the strips and other writings on only some of the strips. The manifolding pack of the present invention is particularly adapted for use-with telegraphic typewriters.

' t Heretoiore, with the use of telegraphic type-- writers, it was the custom to receive at the factory, for instance, an orderfor goods from a branch house itemiz'ing the goods desired to-be shipped and giving the name of the shipper, the route, etc. Multiple copies were made of these orders. so that one could be given to the stock'.

clerk, one to the shipping clerk, and the rest to others. It was found impractical, however, to

write the bill of lading, on which the goods were to be shipped. at the same time, because much 0 of the information desired on the bill of lading is not available at the time of writing the order; frequently some ofthe goods could not be shipped at the same time as .the main order, and there was no necessity of itemizing the goods in the shipment on the bill of lading.

lThereare, however, some indicia required on the bill of lading which are available at the time the order is made out, such as the name o f the customer, his address,' and the method of shiplling.

The present inventiorA makes provision for writing this available information on the bill of lading simultaneously with the writing of the order, and further makes provision for permitting the factoryorders to be removed from the superposed copies of the bill of lading after the order has been written, .leaving the'copies of the bill of lading secured together in superposed position with carbon' paper interleaved, so thatl it may 40 be qiiicklyand easily filled out when the necessary` information is available and the goods are' ready for shipment.

To do this, continuous strips containing thel overlying the portions of the bill of la ing which V:i0 are to contain'the indicia common to t e factory orders and the bills of lading.'

v"I'hese factory orders perform the double function of blocking out, i. e.' preventing writing on, the bills of lading o'f the indicia which are not to lili be transferred thereto, and of transferring to the bills of lading the material which is common 'to the bills of lading and the factory orders. According to the present invention, when the two kinds of record strips and continuous transfer strips are superposed as above outlined, they are secured together; in registration so as to travel as one, and when, as in the preferred form of the invention, the strips are divided transversely by weakened severance lines into sheet-lengths, each sheet-length contains a securing means.- To

facilitate theseparation and removal of the factory orders from the bills of lading after the factory orders have been written, the securing means is located in a stub portion in the factory order defined by a weakened line so that the factory 15 orders may be pulled from the pile of bill of lading sheets. I` So that the strips may befed positively, as in the telegraphic typewriter, the side margins of the strips may be provided with rows of apertures 20 to engage pin-like feeding devices carried by the typewriting'machine.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear. y

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is' a perspective view of the manifolding pile of the present invention.

Fig. 2 isa plan view of the pile, the strips being` -torn away successively and folded back to show the relation in the pile of the various strips.

Fig. 3 is a plan View of a suitable factory order, a succession of which is carried by some of the record strips in thepile.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a pile of connected bill of lading sheets with the corners of some ofthe 'sheets folded back to show the position of one ofthe transfer sheets between the bills of lading. Asshown in theA accompanying drawing, the manifolding pileof the`present invention comprises a plurality of continuous strips I contain- 40 ing suitable `printing and constituting, in the form shown. factory order, blanks, and a plurality of continuous record strips I I containing suitable printing and constit ting, in the form shown, a succession of bills of ading. In addition to the strips VII'I and I I, the pile contains continuous `transfer strips4 I2. The strips I0, II and I2 are lines of perforations I3 to form a pack Il shown 55 the bill of lading strips II.

in Fig. 1. In superposing the strips I0, II and I2, the carbon or transfer strips I2 are placed under Instead of being placed directly over the next lower bill of lading strip II, however, the latter and the carbon strip I2 are separated by'the factory order strips Ill, and, so long as these strips I are interposed between the carbon strips and the bills of lading, the carbon strips are prevented from transferring impressions to the bills of lading. The uppermost bill of lading strip II is likewise covered by the uppermost factory order strip I0, so that the ink impressions from the typewriter ribbon will not be produced on the bill of lading.

It will be seen, therefore, that, so long as the factory orders are in place in the pile, the function ofthe carbon strip I2 is to transfer the impressions to the underlying factory orders, and the latter prevent the carbon strip I2 from transferring impressions on the bills of lading.

Accordingly, such items, as the kind, quantity, and quality of the merchandise being ordered, will not appear on the bill of lading but only on the factory order strips. There are, however, certain indicia which are Arequired both on the factory order and on the bill o f lading, such as the name of the consignee and his address and the shipping instructions. To permit the transfer of this indicia to the bill of lading, each of the shipping order strips has on its back face I5 a coating I6 of transfer material covering the area of the bill of lading containing the indicia which it is .to receive during the writing of the factory order.` This coated area I6 lies directly under the places on the factory order which are to receive the common indicia.

After a factory order has been written, the strips I0, II and I2 may be severed along the lines of weakness I3 to produce a group of sheets containing factory orders, bills of lading, and transfer sheets.

To maintain the strips in registration and so that they will feed as one, the strips a're held together at definite intervals by staples I1. There is at least one staple for each superposed set of from the pile, the factory orders vIlla may beremoved from the pile leaving the billsof lading IIa and carbon sheets I3a secured'together as a unit to receive manifold typewriting operations when the order has been lled and the goods are ready for shipment.

To permit this separation of the factory orders, the staples I1 are located in lstub portions I8 in the factory orders. Each stub portion is defined by aline of weakness I9 along which the factory order Illa may be torn to remove it from the pile. To permit this to be done with ease, the factory orders have at one side a margin 20 projecting beyond the adjacent edges 2| and 22 of the carbon and bill of lading strips I2 and II respectively, the projecting portion forming a -ngerpiece by means of which all of the factory orders may be grasped as one to be torn' from the stub portion I8.

To permit the feeding of the pile of strips to be controlled positively, one or more of the strips may be provided with rows of pin-engaging apertures 23 in one or more lateral margins of the strip. As shown, boththe strips I0 and II have the pinwheel-engaging apertures at one side of the pile, while only the strips I0 have the apertures 23 at both sides of the pile.

It should be understood that the invention ls not limited to the particular embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawing nor to the purpose or use of the respective strips, and that the terms factory order and bill of lading have been used in reference to the specific embodiment of the invention which is illustrated for convenience, it being an embodiment which has been found particularly practical and useful.

Variations and modifications may be made within the scope of this invention and portions ofthe improvements may be used without others.

I claim:

l. A manifolding pile comprising a plurality of continuous record strips in superposed relation; a plurality of continuous transfer strips interleaved' with the record strips; other continuous record strips having on their back surfaces transfer material covering certain areas only in which type impressions are to be made on all of the strips, each of said second-named record strips overlying one of s'aid first-named record strips to receive type impressions, the top strip direct and the other strips by transfer from the transfer strips and Itransfer material in the said certain areas,and to simultaneously block out the transstripsoverlying one of the first-named record strips; transfer material -between the secondnamed r'ecord strips and the rst-named record strips covering certain areas only in which type impressions are to be made simultaneously on all the strips, the type impressions being received by the top strip direct and the other strips by transfer from said transfer strips and material and the second-named record strips simultaneously blocking out the transfer of type impressions on the remaining parts of the first-named record strips; means for securing all of the strips together to travel as one; and means whereby the pile can be severed into sets offorms, the secondnamed record strip being detachably mounted in the set of forms for removal therefrom to leave the first-named record strips interleaved with the transfer strips for further manifolding.

3. A manifolding pile comprising a plurality of continuous record strips in superposed relation; a plurality of continuous transfer strips interleaved with the record strips,- other continuous record strips overlying oneof the first-named record strips; transfer material between the first-named record strips and the rstfnamed record strips covering certain areas only in which type impressions are to be made simultaneously on all the strips, tho type impressions being received by the top strip direct and the otherY strips by transfer from said transfer strips and material and the second-named record strips simultaneously blocking out the transfer of type impressions on the remaining parts of the first-named record strips; and means for securing all of the strips together. to travel as one, all of the strips being divided into uniform sheet lengths by transverse lines of weakness, along whicha pile may be severed to y form sets of superposed sheets, the second-named impressions are to be made simultaneously onl `all the strips, the type impressions being received by the top strip direct and the other strips by transfer from said transfer strips and material and the second-named record strips simultaneously blocking out the transfer of type impressions on the remaining parts of the firstnamed record strips; and means for securing all of thestrips together to travel as one, all of the strips being divided into uniform sheet lengths by transverse lines of weakness, along which a pile may be severed to form sets of superposed sheets, and the securing means holding all of said sheets together in a set, the second-named record sheets being formedwith additional lines of Weakness extending-in the body of the form adjacent the securing means whereby the sheets can be removed from the secured sets of sheets thereby leaving the rst-named record sheets interleaved with` the transfer sheets for further manifolding-` 5. A manifolding pile comprising a plurality of continuous record strips in superposed relation; a plurality of continuous transfer strips interleaved with the record strips, other continuous record strips overlying one of the first named record strips; transfer material between vet pressionsv on the remaining parts of the rst-f named record strips; andmeans for securing all of the strips together to travel as one, all of the strips -being divided into uniform sheet lengths by transverse lines of weakness along which the pile may be severed to form sets of superposed sheets, and the securing means holding all of said sheets together in a set and being located in av portion :of each sheet of the second-named record strip which portion is weakened for easy removal of :the second-named record strips from the set, Athereby leaving the first-,named record strips secured together and interleaved' with transfer sheets for lsubsequent manifold writing V operations.

6. A manifolding pile comprising a plurality of continuous record stripsin superposed relation;

a plurality of continuous transfer strips inter- ,leaved with the record strips, other continuous record strips overlying one of the rst-named record strips; transfer material between the firstnamed record strips and the flrs't-named'record `st'ripsLcovering certain areas only in which type impressions are to be made simultaneously on all the strips, theV type impressions being received by the top strip direct and the other strips by transfer l(from said transferA strips and material and the second-named record strips simultaneously blocking out thetransfer of type imprest sions on the remaining Darts of the rst-named record lstrips; an Kmeans for securing all of the strips together to travel asone, all of the strips being divided into uniform sheet lengths by transverselines of weakness; along which the pile maybe severed to form sets of superposed sheets, and the securing means holdingrall of said sheets together in a set and being located in a portion of each sheet of the second-named record strip vwhich portion is weakened foreasy removal of thesecond-named record strips from the set, thereby leaving the first-named record strips secured together Vand interleaved with transfer sheets for subsequent manifold writing operations, the strips being provided with marginal rows of pinengaging apertures.

7. A manifolding pile comprising a plurality of continuous record strips in superposed relation;

a plurality of continuous transfer strips inter leaved with the record strips, other continuous I record strips overlying one of the first-named record strips; transfer material between the firstnamed record strips and the first-named record strips covering certain areas only in which type impressionsare to be made simultaneously on all the strips, the type impressions being received by the top strip direct and the other strips by transfer from said transfer strips and material and the second-.named record strips simultaneously blocking out the transfer of type impressions on the remaining parts of the first-'named record strips;

and means for securing all of the strips together to travel as one, all of the strips being divided into uniform sheet lengths by transverse lines of weakness, along which\the pile may be severed to form sets of vsuperpose/d sheets, and the securingA means holding all of-,said sheetstogether infaset and beinglocated in a portion of each'sheet" of the secondi-named record strip, which portion is weakened for easy removal of the second-named record sheets from the set, thereby leaving theV first .named record strips secured together and interleaved with transfer sheets for subsequent manifolding writing operations, the sheets of the second-named record strips projecting beyond the carbon sheets and the sheets of the first-named,

type impressions from the second record sheet by transfer from said transfer sheet and blocking transfer o'f type impressions on the remaining .parts of the first record sheet; and means for securing `all of the sheets together, the second. named record sheet being detachably 'mounted in the pack for removal therefrom' to leave the first and second record sheets with the transfer sheet interleaved therebetween for further manilfolding operations. 9. A manifolding pack comprising a plurality of record sheets in superposed relation; a plurality of carbon sheets interleaved with the record record sheets, the third record sheet receiving' sheets; a plurality of otherrecord sheets, each 4 overlying one of the lfirst-named record sheets;

- transfer material between the second-named record sheets and the first-named record sheets covering certain areas only in which type 'impressionsare to be made simultaneously on all of the record sheets; the record sheets receiving type impressions, the top sheet direct and the other sheets by transfer by said carbon sheets and transfer material, and the second-named record sheets simultaneously blocking out the transfer of type impressions on remaining parts of the first-named record sheets; means for securing all of the sheets together; and means, including weakened lines in the second-named record sheets, whereby the latter can be removed from the pack, thereby leaving the first-named record sheets interleaved with the carbon sheets for further manifolding operations.

10. A manifolding pack comprising a plurality of record sheets insuperposed relation; a plurality of carbon sheets interleaved with the record sheets; a plurality of other record sheets, each overlying one of the first-named record sheets; transfer material between the secondnamed recordsheets and the first-named record sheets covering certain areas only in which type impressions are to be made simultaneously on all of the sheets; the record sheets receiving type impressions, the top sheet direct and the" other sheets by transfer from the carbon sheets and transfer material, and the second-named record sheets simultaneously blocking out the transfer of type impressions on the remaining parts of the first-named record sheets; means for securing all of the sheets together; and means, including .weakened lines in the second-named record sheets, whereby the latter can' he removed from the pack, thereby leaving thev rst-named record sheets interleaved with the carbon Asheets for further manifolding operations, a margin of the second-named record sheets projecting beyond the first-named record and carbon sheets.

FRANK G.- WELLNER.

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